I will not be carrying concealed today. But I will be asking questions about firearms on campus. I will let you know what the say.

The interesting thing is that it is an urban, state university. It is in the middle of Richmond proper. How do they measure when you are in public as opposed to private property where guns can be prohibited? And how can they call state own university grounds private property?

A friend sent me this photo knowing I am a gun enthusiastic. My first thought was that is was a waste of a nice Browning Auto 12ga shotgun.

Once I got thinking about it I started to consider what I would do differently on a "do it yourself" vehicle mounted system on a budget.

First a few general notes:

It should have a super bright, remote activated, green LASER sight.

Cover the muzzle a small piece of duct tape to keep out debris.

It needs a remote safety activation system. And "Arm" and then "Fire" kind of thing.

It should be highly reliable. It needs to be shaking, dirt, heat resistant.

It should be reasonably high capacity. This picture shows a shotgun with a 5 round capacity.

It should be Mag fed for capacity and ease of reloading.

It should be segregated from the engine compartment in some way.

If the main point of the system was Road Warrior style tire destruction I would use a Saiga 12ga with a really short barrel. I would remove the stock and mount it lower near frame level. I would enclose the whole thing in a box that would both protect it from engine and road dirt. It would also catch the ejected shell casings. The AK architecture would allow an easy mechanical safety switch. Make it big enough to hold the big drums.

Another option would be a Glock 9mm rig. There are 100 round mags available for it. Like the brief case MP5 systems that are out there.

All this presumes you don't have the money fore a wild, belt fed, system. Know your local regulations!

--Fun to think about. Would never do it. If you did one, what would you do?

After posting about introducing people to shooting I was contacted by two more friends that would like to go to the range. A couple in their 40s.

They also wanted to know how to buy a hand gun. That is easy in Virginia. They were under the impression there was training requirements and that they had to get a license. None of that is required in VA. But they do want some training. Some from me to make them safe and familiar and then a formal class later. Even concealed carry permits.

Glock 19

They have read a lot about choices on the Internet and are leaning to a Glock 9mm. They want a tool. "doesn't have to be pretty". They want simple, reliable and high capacity. I have a couple Glocks I let them handle. Love learned to love Trijicon Night Sights.

Before our Rang trip in a couple weeks they have to memorize these:

The Four Rules

1) Treat all guns as if they are always loaded
2) Never point a gun at anything you are not willing to destroy
3) Keep your finger OFF the trigger until your sights are on the target
4) Be sure of your target and what’s beyond it

My heart is not in it this week. It's been 10 days since my brother died and I still find myself staring into space. I am back to work. Still catching up after being gone for a week with no prep.

Better content is coming soon. I have a new custom shoulder holster for my Beretta 96D. I have some range to coming. I have to run tests on the Tec-22 and my new Magpul flip-up sights for my JR Carbine. More on all that later.

This weekend I plan on taking another new shooter to the range for the first time. Jamie will be number 32 on the the list. She is 20 years old and never fired a gun ever. We will start with the .22LR hand guns and work up to at least 9mm.

--I will have the .44 mag in the bag in case she is really into the recoil. It's happened in the past!

My brothers service was yesterday and the dust is beginning to settle.

This whole thing has me thinking about prepping for my own unexpected demise. Every now and then I look at the worse case scenario and prepare for it. As far as guns are concerned, if I were to die expectantly, The only guns that present a problem are my Class III items. My heirs are not allowed to posses them. In fact they would be required to surrender to the County Sheriff as soon as possible.

To mitigate that, I need to set up a Living Trust for the Class III items.

I have the name of a local attorney that specializes in Living Trusts. Once one is set up my wife and children will be able to possess my Class III firearms without violating the law or having to pay another transfer fee. I will document that process as I kick it off in the future.

--My brother didn't have any NFA controlled items. He did have guns though.